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Brush fires, severe weather threaten L.A. bookstores and publishers
Bookstores and publishers located in the Los Angeles metro area were among those closed or evacuated on January 8 due to uncontained brush fires, power outages, and extreme winds that have devastated the region.
Park & Fine, Brower merge
Park & Fine Literary and Media and Brower Literary & Management have merged to form Park, Fine & Brower Literary Management. The new agency represents more than 300 authors of all genres and in all stages of their careers, with Park & Fine cofounder Celeste Fine and Brower founder Kimberly Brower serving as co-CEOs.
Louisiana supreme court revives librarian Amanda Jones's defamation suit
Louisiana librarian and freedom to read advocate Amanda Jones is ending 2024 with a major legal victory. On December 27, the Louisiana Supreme Court ruled that Jones's 2022 defamation case against two local men who accused her of pushing pornography to children can continue. In a 4-2 ruling, the court found that an appeals court […]
Freedom to read advocates celebrate a major legal victory in Arkansas
In a highly anticipated decision, a federal judge in Arkansas has permanently struck down two key provisions of Arkansas's controversial "harmful to minors" law, known as Act 372, finding the law to be unconstitutional.
Booksellers predict Orbital by Samantha Harvey will be UK No 1 bestselling book
This year's Booker prize winner will be the Christmas No 1 bestseller, predict UK booksellers. The Booksellers Association (BA) asked bookshop staff which book they think could reach the festive top spot, and Orbital by Samantha Harvey was the most popular response.
The National Book Critics Circle inaugurates award longlists
For the first time in its 50-year history, the National Book Critics Circle is announcing longlists for its annual awards in the autobiography, biography, criticism, fiction, nonfiction, and poetry categories, as well as for the Gregg Barrios Book in Translation Prize.
Lerner Publishing Group acquires Soaring Kite Books
Lerner Publishing Group announced on Monday that the Minneapolis children's publisher is acquiring Soaring Kite Books; the acquisition will be effective as of January 1. Soaring Kite was founded in Washington, D.C., by marketing executive Ceece Kelley in 2020, with a mission to "give a voice and a presence to underrepresented main characters in children's […]
Authors Guild reinforces its position on AI licensing
As the debates and discussions over all matters of rights pertaining to AI move forward, the Authors Guild has issued a lengthy statement that reiterated the organization's position that it is authors who control the rights to their work.
New Jersey delivers a victory for the freedom to read—and for librarians
More than three years after she became a target of abuse from book banners, librarian Martha Hickson found herself in a place she could scarcely imagine back in the dark days of threats and intimidation: standing side by side with New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy as he signed the state's Freedom to Read Act into […]
War leaves scars on Lebanese publishing
On November 27, 2024, a fragile ceasefire took effect in Lebanon following two months of intense Israeli bombardment mostly in southern Lebanon and Dahiyeh, Beirut's southern suburb. Dahiyeh, where Hezbollah's party headquarters is located, is composed of multiple neighborhoods with varied social, economic, and urban histories, and is also home to numerous warehouses, printers, and […]